BG Romance with Roguish, Rugged Male Leads bg流氓，糙汉类男主

1. 1 相 My Blind Date Looks Fierce 相亲对象他长得很凶 Laughing Beauty笑佳人Romance236k WordsCompleted Jiang Tao has fair skin and a sweet face. She has a stable job as a nurse, and her relatives and friends are always eager to set her up with someone. Even the head nurse introduces her to a man. “He’s thirty, a little old, but he’s in great shape!” “He’s rich. Those two shopping mall buildings in town both belong to his family!” “He’s awkward with words and hasn’t been in a relationship in all these years!” Before long, Jiang Tao meets Cao An, a silent, imposing man with a wolfish aura whom me 346.4kFavorites732.5kClicks/ch344.8kGifts

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   I read it a long time ago, I'm not sure if it belongs to this category but I'm including it anyway, it's a very good read, a simple and understated story.

2. 2 蔷 Roses Against the Current 蔷薇逆行 Su Qianqian苏钱钱Romance310k WordsCompleted My next novel, Behind-the-Scenes Guests, is now open for advance follows in my author’s collection! Print edition coming in 2023. Mutual healing. - 1. When Lu Zhiyi was seventeen, she unexpectedly met a man. He was gentle, wearing a white shirt and gold-rimmed glasses. When he smiled, he looked refined and elegant, with stars in his eyes. Lu Zhiyi liked him very much. Until one day, she accidentally witnessed a fight. In a dim alley, her gentle dream man was dressed in col 40.9kFavorites51.2kClicks/ch15kGifts

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   Does Brother □□ count? Actually, Brother □□ is quite gentle, um, except he has a big tattoo on his arm, um. Um.

3. 3 领 After Getting the Marriage License, He Drops the Act 领证后他不装了 No Shadow, Yet a Trace无影有踪Romance514k WordsCompleted My next novel is Temptation and Conquest. I Su Qinghe runs into her childhood friend Lu Jiming, who works in the same business district. The skinny boy she once knew has grown into a tall, muscular man. He even has a scar below his ear. He's strikingly handsome and unruly, with a fierce air that makes him look dangerous. To drum up business, Su Qinghe swallows her pride and tries to cozy up to the childhood friend she fell out with years ago, going to great lengths to invite him to dinner. Tha 90.3kFavorites86.9kClicks/ch52.7kGifts

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   The male lead is a high-needs, sensitive, big wolfhound [biting handkerchief]. The female lead is very career-oriented. The male lead smokes, and I think he's quite handsome ( ). But I often see negative comments about him, so I'm mentioning it here.

4. 4 旷 Dusk in the Wilderness 旷野黄昏 Ci Shu词树Romance339k WordsCompleted [Complete. Stolen versions are incomplete, so don't come commenting if you've read one. Thanks to my Jinjiang readers for supporting the official version. My other novel, Listening to Rain at Dusk, is now underway.] [Blurb] An Xu travels around with a purpose and ends up somewhere that doesn't even appear on a map, where she meets a thick-browed, wide-eyed man. He says he's a real badass. She listens, looks up, and glances at him. When Zhou Zhao gets back to the compound that evening and open 12kFavorites20.4kClicks/ch3.5kGifts

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   Ugh, I have absolutely no recollection of what this book is about, except I'm sure it's about rough, masculine men, and the tone seems a bit angsty.

5. 5 喂 Diary of Feeding Cats 喂猫日记 Jian Xi煎溪Romance452k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication. See Weibo @YiTiaoXiaoJianXi for updates on the print edition] [Thank you all for your support! Please leave a five-star review!] [Pirated versions are severely incomplete and have no rice. Check the content warnings first. Please be sure to enable paragraph comments starting from Chapter 65.] 1v1, SC, HE Awkward, slow-to-warm-up, introverted beauty x carefree, uninhibited, sexy cool guy PhD student in Chinese literature x food blogger Love and food | A balanced diet | Se 40.8kFavorites42.7kClicks/ch31.4kGifts

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   A cute young couple falling in love, the male lead is a trendy guy (nods*). The author's writing is excellent [thumbs up]. If you see anything inexplicable () or... Remember to check the paragraph reviews [shy]. This is one of the reasons I added this book to my list (I'm sure*).

6. 6 港 The Great Beauty of Harbor City [1988] 港城大美人[1988] Gentle Hammer温柔锤子Romance535k WordsCompleted (Radiant beauty vs. tough engineer) - A new novel in the same style, The Pretty Lady Returns to the City in the Nineties, begins serialization on September 1. The blurb is at the bottom. In 1988, Wen Qu Hua took a green train alone from south to north, heading for the underdeveloped little county town of Langcheng. She rented a tiny storefront and opened a dessert shop. Next door was a barbecue place. Every afternoon, plenty of customers sat outside drinking and eating peanuts, glancing over a 34.9kFavorites41.9kClicks/ch20.7kGifts

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   I guess I guess it's about rough-looking guys and a bit of a physique (touching chin *). I've been reading it for a while now, and I remember it being pretty good! [Thumbs up] But the male lead's personality isn't a big problem; it's a pure period drama with a simple, rough-looking guy.

7. 7 孀21+ The Widow 孀妇 Good Fortune Year After Year岁岁长吉Romance623k WordsCompleted 75.2kFavorites59.3kClicks/ch45.7kGifts

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   Not too rough around the edges, but very assertive and possessive; widow literature, highly recommended! [Sprinkling flowers]

8. 8 七 A Beautiful, Wealthy Woman in the Seventies 七十年代白富美 Perched Light栖光Romance546k WordsCompleted [The author changed pen names ^ ^ The old name was Sumeping Sheng, the new name is Qiguang] · [Tips: 1. The couple reunite after a separation. 2. The second male lead is reborn.] The village ne'er-do-well, so poor he couldn't afford a single coin of bride price, with no ambition and nothing better to do than loaf around, actually married a beautiful, rich city girl! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The beautiful, rich Zhao Lanxiang is reborn, and the first thing she does after waking is hurry off to find 187.9kFavorites524.7kClicks/ch129.5kGifts

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   Rough-looking men often appear in period dramas [starry eyes]. I read the main story a while ago and forgot about it, but the epilogue was quite touching [sprinkling flowers].

9. 9 被 The Beauty Coveted by Warlords 被枭雄争夺的美人 Rong Jiu戎酒Romance577k WordsCompleted The little beauty of Shang'an City, Yu Wanyin, had skin as fair as ice and bones as lovely as jade. Her beauty was peerless, and when she married the Left Chancellor, everyone praised the match. But just as the newlyweds were settling into married life, war broke out and the capital had to be evacuated. On the road fleeing with her husband, Yu Wanyin was separated from him when rebels ambushed them. Swayed by her beauty, the rebels kidnapped her by force. As the troops crossed Black Mountain, a 51.4kFavorites61.4kClicks/ch18.4kGifts

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   It's actually a bit of a 1v2 situation. The male lead on the surface is the rough and tough type, hehe [shy] while the other is a rather gloomy male ghost. It's just a shame we met on JJ.

10. 10 私 Exclusive Possession 私占 Huai Gu槐故Romance449k WordsCompleted The story is complete. Please leave a five-star rating >:-< The official version is only on Jinjiang. Pirated copies don’t include the full story. In her third year of university, Jian Yang started dating a boyfriend everyone envied. Jian Yang thought she was lucky, too. Zhou Wenyu was handsome and smart. In their relationship, he was nothing like the aloof person he was to everyone else. He took care of her in every way and was the perfect boyfriend. Everything was wonderful, except that in 227.9kFavorites270.6kClicks/ch130kGifts

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    This is a male lead who's a bit of a slacker in America [shy] but actually a sweetheart who makes lewd jokes (?). There's a size difference and he talks dirty. He feels a bit forceful at first, but it gets really sweet later on [throws confetti].

11. 11 妄 She Who Dared to Break Her 妄折她 Si Yuqing司雨情Romance450k WordsCompleted [Author's page: Princess's Blade. Please add it to your wishlist!] [Brutish, rough-hewn man from a foreign tribe x stubborn beauty raised in a prominent family | Height difference warning] Princess Shang Ningxiu of Zhaohua was renowned as the most beautiful woman in Bianjing. One late autumn, the princess traveled south to visit her elderly grandmother. On the way, a rebel uprising broke out, and every one of the several hundred people accompanying her was slaughtered. The rebel leader had nev 121.9kFavorites171kClicks/ch27.1kGifts

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    [Hugs][Hugs] It's a bit of forced love, but there's no angst. The male lead is a rough, masculine type, and speaks in a rather witty way, hmm.

12. 12 乌 Ebony Meets Spring 乌木逢春 Shangguan Appreciates Flowers上官赏花Romance417k WordsCompleted [The next novel is now out: "Who Shall Send the Letter?" Clever little schemer X master strategist] [Gruff tribal chief from an ethnic minority on the grasslands X southern jasmine] Zhou Mo's legal aid work involved accompanying court officials to the grasslands to deliver summonses. She waited from morning until sunset before finally seeing the person involved return, but the moment he did, he jumped into a black SUV and drove off. She chased him all the way into the wilderness and finally forc 60.9kFavorites68.1kClicks/ch26.4kGifts

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    It's a road trip story. The male lead is extremely serious at first, but later becomes incredibly witty and cheeky. The author's writing style is excellent. (Thumbs up!)

13. 13 捡 I Found a Black-Hearted Little Tentacle 捡到一只黑心小触手 Chu Yang褚羊Romance291k WordsCompleted 1. A melodramatic amnesia plot. The male lead has a domineering personality both before and after losing his memories. 2. The heroine is a human-shaped, silly, beautiful little tentacle monster. Whenever she does something bad, she gets punished. When the apocalypse arrived, the delicate and beautiful Ye Manman rescued a terrifying man with amnesia. He ate her food, drank her water, bullied her from time to time, and forced her to date him. Ye Manman had no choice but to agree through her tea 49.4kFavorites78kClicks/ch24.8kGifts

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    In this post-apocalyptic story, the female lead is supposed to be a non-human vine, but it's a classic example of a strong male lead and a weak female lead! However, the part where the male lead has amnesia and thinks he's forcibly taking her is incredibly appealing. The plot is padded out, focusing entirely on romance, and there are quite a few sweet moments. I picked this book from another book list, and it seems to fit the bill (I really like "I cheat on myself" plots).

14. 14 失21+ My Amnesiac Alpha Husband Keeps Trying to Plant Grass on Himself 失忆alpha老公总想给自己种草 The Year Is Waning岁既晏兮Romance151k WordsCompleted 31.5kFavorites49.9kClicks/ch14.2kGifts

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    This is a space-themed novel with a great premise, but the plot is a mess. It's short and doesn't explain much, but the premise is very appealing. The male lead thinks he's forcibly taking someone else's wife, but they're actually a real couple. The "I'm cheating on myself" trope is very satisfying. The female lead has a rather cold personality, but the plot is a mess (again, I want to emphasize this). If you like this type of male lead, I highly recommend "Li Zhu," which has a better plot.

15. 15 骊 Pearl of the Li River 骊珠 Pine Courtyard松庭Romance532k WordsCompleted [Signed for simplified-Chinese publication; see wb @Songting saya for updates] [The timid little princess who gets things done × the swaggering bandit who calls everyone a bird and an egg] Born into an age of turmoil, Lizhu was a princess, yet her life was still full of hardship and setbacks. Looking back on her life, the only time she had ever truly felt at ease was the brief three years she spent married to Pei Yinzhi. It took Pei Yinzhi ten years to rise from a poor scholar to the highest r 189.8kFavorites190.9kClicks/ch195.1kGifts

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    Typical thugs and hooligans, they swear and talk dirty. We bandits live by the motto: whatever we steal, we keep! [Applause] A thrilling read, highly recommended.

16. 16 夫21+ My Husband Always Thinks My Heart Belongs to Someone Else 夫君总以为我心有所属 The Year Is Waning岁既晏兮Romance169k WordsCompleted 58.4kFavorites122.3kClicks/ch30.4kGifts

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    I've been watching it for a while now. The plot is great, and I really like it. It's a story about a male lead who's aggressive and domineering, and a female lead who goes with the flow [hugs]. It's just a bit short; I didn't get enough of it.

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